September is Healthy Aging Month— a time to focus on wellbeing during the process of aging. Developing habits that promote good health before retirement will maximize the opportunity to thrive …
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Heat Waves May Endanger Older Adults
Heat Waves May Endanger Older Adults Extreme heat has been sweeping across the United States. The summer of 2023 has been the hottest on record. A recent (2023) study attributed …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding the Growing Need for Long-Term Services and Supports
People who live with disabling conditions often need assistance. They may require help with the activities of daily living, including bathing, eating, and getting dressed. They may also need assistance …
Continue ReadingHow to Prepare for Weather Emergencies for Mom and Dad
Weather-related disasters have increased globally by a factor of five in the last fifty years. Fortunately, weather-related deaths have not increased at the same pace. Scientists have improved their ability …
Continue ReadingSeniors Should Be Wary of Potentially Unsafe Products
Ordinary products, ranging from food and over-the-counter medications to hand sanitizers and sunscreens, can pose a health or safety risk. Senior consumers can protect themselves by checking product recall lists …
Continue ReadingHow Seniors Can Replace a Lost Vaccination Card
Vaccination rates of older Americans continue to rise. Nationwide statistics reveal that Americans who have reached the age of 65 have the highest rate of vaccination among all age groups. …
Continue ReadingHealthy Aging During a Pandemic
Healthy aging means maintaining the functional abilities that enable wellbeing. Functional abilities include the capacity to meet basic needs, to be mobile, to build and maintain relationships, to make decisions, …
Continue ReadingTechnology Can Help Seniors Stay Healthy During the Pandemic
Providing senior care and maintaining social distancing may seem like incompatible goals. Some services, whether provided by home health aides or by the staff of a senior living facility, need …
Continue ReadingProtecting Seniors from COVID-19
As the country reopens and stay-at-home orders are eased, the risk to seniors from COVID-19 may increase. While the curve has flattened in some parts of the country, infected people …
Continue Reading30 Years of Research on Aging: Six Scientists Talk of Top Discoveries
Most people in the U.S., where the average life expectancy is 78 years old, live about 20{d0e74b8a3596e4326b45924d39792f257a1f9983beed4201831d386befd3d18e} of their lives with a chronic disease of aging such as osteoarthritis, Type …
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